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Netflix Acquires Groundbreaking Western Australian Indigenous Documentary, Our Law
Netflix has acquired Australia and New Zealand streaming rights to Western Australian Indigenous documentary, Our Law, which will premiere on the streaming platform from this Sunday. The impressive Netflix sale is a first for producers Taryne Laffar of PiNK PEPPER and Sam Bodhi Field of Periscope Pictures, who were blown away when their 27-minute documentary attracted international media attention...
Let Him Go Trailer
Dakota, 1951. Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) leave their Montana ranch to find and rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas. Headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy (Lesley Manville), they find themselves entangled with the entire Weboy clan, who are determ...
Kajillionaire Trailer
Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
Michael Caton – RAMS
We chat to Michael Caton who plays sheep farmer Les opposite Sam Neill (who plays his brother Colin). The film RAMS showcases the wonderful South West of Western Australia. Caton is a versatile character with a long career. Back in 1969 he was in an episode of our nation’s most famous television show of the era, SKIPPY. A couple of years later, in 1971 he was in a Melbourne production of t...
First Announcement – Revelation Film Festival 2020
The 23rd annual Revelation Perth International Film Festival returns from December 9 – 13 showcasing a curated program of international and local content. “CV19 has devastated the film fest scene globally, but a microbe isn’t going to stop us presenting some of the most exciting, vital, vibrant and acclaimed new and international short, feature and documentary films to WA audiences,” says Festival...
Another Oscar for Tom Hanks? See the Trailer for NEWS OF THE WORLD
Now it takes a lot of me to use the word Oscar in the header of an article but after looking at the trailer it looks rather impressive and in the 2.47mins runtime it seems Tom gives a commanding performance so I’m extremely hopeful! NEWS OF THE WORLD is also written and directed by Paul Greengrass who has been behind the camera on other films such as Captain Philips which also starred Hanks ...
News of the World Trailer
A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.
Willow Sequel Now A Disney+ Series
There has been much talk lately about the magical world of George Lucas’ “Willow,” returning as a movie sequel. Instead, it has been decided that the epic fantasy adventure set in an age of swords, sorcery, myths and monsters, will be returning in a Disney+ series slated to begin production next year. Jon M. Chu (“In The Heights,” “Crazy Rich Asians”) is set to direct the pilot, and will serve as...
Baby Done Trailer
When Zoe and Tim find out they are having a baby, they resolve to not let parenthood change them. Tim runs towards being a dad, while Zoe runs away from being a mum. Terrified that her life won’t be her own anymore, Zoe is still determined to tick off a list of their wildest dreams before the baby arrives. Zoe’s increasing denial about her impending birth pushes her, and her relationship, to the l...
The Trial of the Chicago 7 hits Netflix
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 has mostly completed its Australian theatrical run and is now streaming online. The film covers the controversial 1969 trial of the anti-Vietnam War activists who were eventually labelled the Chicago 7. They were charged with conspiracy and inciting a riot. In 1968 the anti-war protests in Chicago aimed to change the policies of the Johnson administration as the Democrat...
Trailer Debut – The Furnace
Coming from rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival eariler this year THE FURNACE shot right in in WA is getting a cinema release on December 10 via Umbrella Entertainment. Directed by Roderick MacKay and starring David Wenham, Jay Ryan, Erik Thomson, Mahesh Jadu, Trevor Jamieson and Ahmad Malek as Hanif. 1897 Western Australia. To escape a harsh existence and return home, a young Afghan cameleer...
The Furnace Trailer
1897 Western Australia. To escape a harsh existence and return home, a young Afghan cameleer partners with a mysterious bushman on the run with two 400oz Crown-marked gold bars. Together the unlikely pair must outwit a zealous police sergeant and his troopers in a race to reach a secret furnace – the one place where they can safely reset the bars to remove the mark of the Crown. The Furnace ...